Lwinga Surname
Approximately 10,442 people bear this surname
Lwinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,375 | 1:6,321 | 815 |
| Malawi | 1,961 | 1:8,730 | 1,333 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lwinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lwinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lwinga occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lwinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,287th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 697,907 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lwinga are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,375 people, or 1 in 6,321. In Tanzania Lwinga is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 46 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lwingaâ | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lwainga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lwina | 91 | 23 | / |
| Lwenga | 83 | 1,307 | / |
| Lwingo | 83 | 43 | / |
| Luinga | 83 | 42 | / |
| Lwingi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lwinge | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lwaina | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lwinah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luingas | 77 | 69 | / |
| Luhinga | 77 | 28 | / |
| Lwennga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwinger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lwena | 73 | 4,951 | / |
| Luina | 73 | 226 | / |
| Lbina | 73 | 141 | / |
| Lvina | 73 | 32 | / |
| Lwino | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lwngi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lőwinger | 71 | 39 | / |
| Løwinger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lwenge | 67 | 1,713 | / |
| Luinge | 67 | 470 | / |
| Luenga | 67 | 376 | / |
| Luaina | 67 | 292 | / |
| Lwengo | 67 | 134 | / |
| Luinay | 67 | 117 | / |
| Luingi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Luingo | 67 | 115 | / |
| Lwinoo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lyuina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lviena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlbina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lweena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luinaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luinai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuina | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lwinga
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